Three quick links
§ Scott Dunbier has been blogging some stories of comic book culture and history over at his blog. This one has a twist. A sad twist.
§ Douglas Wolk's top GNs of 2007 at...
Extra credit reading weekend
We are lazy and tired so here are other things for you to read:
§ Chris Butcher explains everything you need to know about yaoi -- and most of us need to know a lot!
§...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits epic edition
So much to talk about, so many links in email.
§ The Walrus, a news and arts magazine based up in Toronto, has a new 4-page Julie Doucet strip, which is available for free as...
Quick Hits 12/10
§ Craig Thompson (Blankets) talks about his.....Grammy nomination???
§ The power of superheroes comes to rescue errant brands, says AdAge:
It sounds like the plot of a superhero story. On the hunt for an elusive...
Kibbles ‘n’ bits 12/5
§ We forgot to link to the Annie Award nominations. RATATOUILLE comes in with the most noms. MOREL OREL got several TV nods.
§ Speaking of animation, Cracked magazine is still around online and...
Kibbles ‘n Bits
§ Geekanerd posts and analyzes panel-by-panel comparisons of the released Watchmen set stills to the original comics. Click for much interesting commentary.
§ Michael George's muder trial has been set for February 26....
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits with Ketchup
It's a big catch-up, catch-all post of interesting things we missed while we were away. In no particular order:
Super-tastic retro-futuro art gallery of random Russian and Euro promo art:
This is the start of a...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits
§ Todd Allen continues his dispassionate look at the current web comics scene, with ann examination of Marvel's Online DCU, and just how Zuda and ComicsMix may actually make money. Always worth a read....
Kibbles ‘n’ bits: Simmonds, Simmons, Batman Lego!
§ The Times (UK) reviews Posy Simmonds' Tamara Drewe and we learn much literary history along the way, including Thomas Hardy's tragic encounter with an illustrator. Simmonds' graphic novel is based on Hardy's...
News of the world
§ In Brazil, a five-year-old boy dressed as Spider-man went into a burning building to rescue an even younger tot.
§ The Sun, the UK's most tabloidy tabloid, titles a story about convicted killer Ronald...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits: Byrne, Mailer, dancing, singing, manga
¶ Defining moments in Post-Modernism: David Byrne goes to Ikea. (Via BoingBoing.)
¶ At ComicMix, Martha Thomases recalls a memorable dinner party involving the late Norman Mailer:
One night, we had a dinner party for the...
